Friday, January 26, 2024

Crossed Wraps Stitch

 

Sample knit with DK weight yarn, US 7 needles

Multiple: 6+2

W3 = knit, wrapping each stitch 3 times

C6 = slip the next six stitches to right needle, letting extra wraps drop to create long loops.  With left needle, pass the first three loops over the last three loops and off the right needle.  Slip the three remaining loops back to left needle and kfb of each loop (knit into the front and back of each loop).


Row 1: knit all stitches

Row 2: k1 *W3; rep from *, end k1

Row 3: k1 *C6; rep from *, end k1


Happy knitting!



Friday, January 19, 2024

Large Wicker Stitch

 

Sample knit with DK weight yarn, US 6 needles

Multiple of 8+1

Row 1 (rs): k1 *sl3 wyif, k5

Row 2: *p5, sl3 wyib; rep from *, end p1

Row 3: k1 *sl3 wyif, k5

Row 4: purl

Row 5: *k5, sl3 wyif; rep from *, end k1

Row 6: p1 *sl3 wyib, p5

Row 7: *k5, sl3 wyif; rep from *, end k1

Row 8: purl

Repeat these 8 rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!




Friday, January 12, 2024

Seed Stitch Variation

 

Sample knit with DK yarn, US 6 needles

Multiple of 2 + 1

Row 1 (ws): k2 *p1, k1; rep from *, end k1

Row 2: k1* knit into the stitch of the row below next stitch, k1; rep from *

Row 3: k1 *p1, k1; rep from *

Row 4: k2 *knit into the stitch of the row below next stitch, k1; rep from *, end k1

Repeat these four rows for the pattern.


Happy knitting!




Friday, January 5, 2024

Beehive Mesh Stitch

 

Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 7 needles


Multiple of 5

Row 1: *p1, k3, p1

Row 2: *k1, p3, k1

Row 3: *p1, k3, p1

Row 4: *k1, p3, k1

Row 5: *p1, yo, k3tog, yo, p1

Row 6: *k1, p3, k1

Row 7: *p1, k3, p1

Row 8: *k1, p3, k1

Row 9: *p1, k3, p1

Row 10: *k1, yo, p3tog, yo, k1

Repeat these 10 rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!